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AUTOCHTHONOUS VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L. - ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, KINETICS AND CYCLODEXTRIN NANOENCAPSULATION OF THE HYDROPHILIC EXTRACTS

Roxana Poja, Iulia-Donatella Stefan, Claudia-Izabela Oprinescu, Daniel-Ioan Adaruga, Nicoleta G. Hădărugă

First published: 2025-08-15https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2025/6.1/s23.01View metrics

Abstract

Vaccinium myrtillus L. (European blueberry) hydrophilic extracts (Vm) are valuable raw ingredients for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. The high content of antioxidant compounds in blueberry can be exploited for obtaining more stable biomaterials. The goal of the study was the evaluation of the antioxidant activity (DPPH-, 2,2-diphenyl-1-pycryl-hydrazyl) of autochthonous blueberry (C-mpeni, Romania) and stabilizing of the Vm by nanoencapsulation in cyclodextrins (CD). Kinetic parameters were also evaluated. The antioxidant activity of the 1:100 diluted extracts were in the range of 68.7-94.8%, with a slow release up to 15 min (and further). In the case if -fast- and -slow- reaction types, the best kinetic results were obtained for the 1st-order reactions (rate constants of 0.009-0.021 1/s and 0.0022-0.0045 1/s, respectively). a- and --CD complexation yields were similar (41.1-3.5 and 40.4-2.6%) and FTIR revealed the presence of the main antioxidant compounds in the micro and nanoparticles. The CD:Vm nanoparticles were clearly discriminated from starting materials by PCA. This study demonstrates the valorisation of autochthonous blueberry by CD nanoencapsulation for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products due to their important antioxidant capacity, modulated by CDs.

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Title
AUTOCHTHONOUS VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L. - ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, KINETICS AND CYCLODEXTRIN NANOENCAPSULATION OF THE HYDROPHILIC EXTRACTS
Authors
Roxana Poja, Iulia-Donatella Stefan, Claudia-Izabela Oprinescu, Daniel-Ioan Adaruga, Nicoleta G. Hădărugă
Proceedings
25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Proceedings SGEM 2025, Nano, Bio, Green, and Space Technologies for a Sustainable Future, Vol25, Issue 6.1
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2025
Pages
3-10
SWS Citekey
Poja202523310
ISSN
1314-2704; 13142704
ISBN
9786197603873
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
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